Pre-2001 Issue Briefs

The following issue briefs are produced by the Committee Services Office. They provide basic information and background on certain issues. Questions about issue briefs may be directed to the author listed on the header by calling (503) 986-1813.

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• Water Quality Issues in the Willamette River Basin (November 1998)
• Endangered Fish Species: The Federal Endangered Species Act and the Oregon Plan (November 1998)
• Landslides and Public Safety (October 1998)
• Floods in Oregon (November 1998)
• Oregon's "Bottle Bill" (December 1996)
• Park Funding Strategies (November 1996)
• State Marine Board Facts (August 1998)

• Legislative Review of Administrative Rule Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal (February 2000)
• Basics about Census (June 2000)
• Proposal: Oregon Department of Aviation (October 1998)
• Term Limits (November 1998)
• Minor Decoy Enforcement Operations (September 1998)
• Business Finance Programs (October 1998)
• Oregon Public Employee Union Membership (October 1998)
• Qualified Rehabilitation Facilities (June 1998)
• Information Resources for Oregon Businesses (September 1998)
• Business Investment Property Tax Incentives (November 1996)
• Construction Liens & "Pay Twice" (December 1996)
• Lottery Revenues & Expenditures (June 1996)
• Affirmative Action in Oregon (November 1996)
• Tort Reform (December 1996)
• Tribal Gaming (December 1996)
• Workers' Compensation (December 1996)
• Minimum Wage Update(January 2000)
• Minimum Wage(September 1998)
• Government Retirement Income & Taxation - Detailed Chronology with Citations (Updated January 2000)
• Government Retirement Income & Taxation - summary (August 1998)
• Government Retirement Income & Taxation - Detailed Chronology with Citations (August 1998)

• Home Schooling (September 1998)
• School Uniforms (October 1998)
• Education Endowments (July 1996)
• Education Vouchers (November 1996)
• Education Vouchers, Tax Credits, & Deductions (August 1998)
• Oregon Legal Education (July 1996)
• Class Size in Oregon (December 1995)
• Statewide Collective Bargaining for Teachers (March 2000)

• Small Schools (January 2000)

• Charter Schools- Update (March 2000)
  
  
• Funding K-12 Education (March 2000)
  
  
• Class Size (October 2000)

• 1996 Ballot Measure 35 - Health Care Provider Compensation (August 1996)
• 1996 Ballot Measure 39 - Health Care Provider Categories (September 1996)
• 1996 Ballot Measure 44 - Cigarette & Tobacco Tax (September 1996)
• 1997 Ballot Measure 51 - Repeal of the 1994 Death with Dignity Act (October 1997)

• Basics about Redistricting (updated January 2000)
• Electricity: The Vertically Integrated Utility and Its Recent Evolution (November 1998)
• Weight-Mile Taxes in Oregon (December 2000)
• Access to DMV Records (September 1996)
• Oregon's New Graduated Drivers License Program (October 1999)
• Graduated or Provisional Driver Licensing (September 1998)
• Redistricting (October 1999)
• Local Improvement Districts (November 1997)
• Electricity: Stranded Costs in a Restructured Industry (December 1996)
• Electricity: Retail Wheeling (November 1997)

• Navigability (August 1996)

Disclaimer:
These issue briefs have been written in response to requests for information on a particular subject and, therefore, may not provide information on all issues surrounding the subject. They are intended to give the reader a general understanding of the subject, and are based on information which is current as of the date of publication listed in the header of the brief. Future legislative, executive, and judicial actions may affect some of these subjects, and attempts will be made to keep the information contained in the briefs as up to date as possible. If you have questions about an issue brief, please contact the author listed in the header of the brief.